Save the Date: Ian Carey Quintet+1 & Nathan Clevenger Group at the Sound Room, 5/23

Musical Folks:I wanted to give you an advance heads-up about a very exciting show I've got coming up next month--I'm happy to announce that my Quintet+1 (with pianist Adam Shulman, bassist Fred Randolph, drummer Jon Arkin, alto saxophonist Kasey Knudsen, and multi-woodwindist Sheldon Brown) will be giving its first performance of 2014 by returning to that great spot in downtown Oakland, The Sound Room (site of our really enjoyable CD release show for Roads & Codes last year--see some footage here).Even better, we'll be sharing the bill with one of my favorite local ensembles, the Nathan Clevenger Group. Nathan is an outstanding composer/guitarist and his music has been consistently inspiring to me since I first encountered it, not least because we've had a habit of hiring some of the same great musicians. (See a tune from the Group's most recent amazing performance here.)Each group will be performing one long set of new original music and selections from our recent albums. (Nathan's group will go first, with my group following around 9:30.)WHAT: New Music for Sextets: Ian Carey Quintet+1 & Nathan Clevenger GroupWHEN: Friday, May 23, 8pmWHERE: The Sound Room, 2147 Broadway, OaklandTICKETS: $13 adv., $15 doorMore details to come, I hope to see you all for what promises to be an exciting show!